Anchorage targets investments with the following attributes:
Industries
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- Well established in their sector with strong brand recognition
- We will consider any industry (with a few exceptions outlined below)
- Not high technology, direct real estate or mineral exploration businesses
- Not start up or early stage investments
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Scale and Position
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- Businesses with significant size: $50m - $150m enterprise value, or larger with co-investment
- Opportunities with a turnover of at least $50 million, with a preference for larger transactions
- Significant market share, or dominant strategic niche
- Strong and industry recognisable brands
- Established pathway to the customer
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Financial Position
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- Businesses that are underperforming and in need of extensive operational change to achieve their potential
- While underperforming, usually EBITDA positive, or with a history of profitability, prior to a deterioration in performance
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Management
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- A high quality management team is in place to execute the turnaround program
- We have a track record of hands on collaboration with management to drive performance improvement
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Geographic focus
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- Opportunities in the Australian, New Zealand and SE Asian markets
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